They may sound like a shady mortgage company but its possible they had a substantial offer. If its helps improve the team then I am fine by it but damn this wasnt the greatest of timing.

 

As others have pointed out and I have no idea on this, the money may not even be going to the Sox. We'll find out more I guess in the next few days. Some say because the Sox simply rent the stadium they won't get the money.

 

Mark

Wow that's one embarrassing name for a Stadium.

Andy Gump Field would be less s***ty.

That is exactly what it is saying. The Cubs are getting their own network due to their fanbase, we are getting Guaranteed Rate Field.

 

 

Apparently it's the fan's fault?

 

Mark

That is exactly what it is saying. The Cubs are getting their own network due to their fanbase, we are getting Guaranteed Rate Field.

LOL - right! This is the fans' fault. Shoulda known!!!

 

I always just called it the Sox Park... U.S. Cellular Field is too long to say, and The Cell just sounded depressing. I was too young when it was call Comiskey so that name never meant anything to me, so the Sox Park it is haha.

What this really does is scare me for their next TV contract.

 

As well you should be. If things don't dramatically improve on the field and in the ratings I don't think the Sox will even be getting what franchises like the Mariners and Diamondbacks got. And they won't even be in the same ballpark (no pun intended) with what the Cubs will be getting.

 

Mark

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That is exactly what it is saying. The Cubs are getting their own network due to their fanbase, we are getting Guaranteed Rate Field.

JR reaps what he sows too bad so sad.

Smoothie King Center This is pretty atrocious.

 

 

As someone who frequents Smoothie King, I'd prefer they sponsor the Sox stadium..... Free protein add-in for every blown save!!!

As well you should be. If things don't dramatically improve on the field and in the ratings I don't think the Sox will even be getting what franchises like the Mariners and Diamondbacks got. And they won't even be in the same ballpark (no pun intended) with what the Cubs will be getting.

 

Mark

 

The Mariners actually fired their big talking s***ty GM that loved toolsy players and are actually building a decent team now. Go figure. Here in Seattle people are pretty excited. Usually this time of year it's 90% Hawks talk but the Mariners in the hunt has it more like 60/40 Hawks on local sports radio.

Attendance up 5% this year per ESPN attendance tracker. Highest since 2012.

Kotex Field. We'll stop the bleeding

I stop paying attention to the Sox for 4 days and come back to Guaranteed Rate Field.

Naming rights are stupid. Only a terrible company would think it's a good marketing gimmick. Of course you'll get a terrible company. That the ownership decides to s*** all over the fans after a season of awful play and news is typical.

 

 

That totally sounds like a name I'd expect for a minor league stadium.

"Yo, let's hit up The Rate tonight for the Sox game..."

 

Kinda has a ring to it? No?

"Yo, let's hit up The Rate tonight for the Sox game..."

 

Kinda has a ring to it? No?

No one will say that because no one is going to go

Attendance up 5% this year per ESPN attendance tracker. Highest since 2012.

 

Did they use 2015 season ending average vs 2016 present average??? Because Baseball Reference through yesterday has Sox attendance down about 600 per game after 59 games each season.

 

It's an awful name but I personally couldn't care less.

Brooks Boyer: "The arrow pointing down is very good for pitchers' ERAs. We’re working on creating logos for the facility.''

 

Yes, that's a legit quote.

Sox Park for me.

 

+1

 

Sox Park it is!

Gotta love the genius who thought it would be a great idea to put a logo with a downward pointing arrow all over the ballpark. Anyone who has any basic design/marketing background knows you NEVER associate negative images with your brand. That arrow may work when talking low mortgage rates but it's a terrible idea associating it with a competitive baseball team. Subliminal messages stick, especially when it accurately defines the current state of the organization, haha.

Chances Sale tears down the logo?

It will be "Guaranteed Field" not "Guaranteed Rate Field"

 

Call it Sox Park or Comiskey. Teams have to do this sh1t for promotional purposes. I just asked a cubz fan friend of mine what the he11 " NUVEEN" is and we both busted up laughing.

Caption: “Celebrating Cubs Opening Day on our roof.” Courtesy: Guaranteed Rate

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